Authors · NYT Hardcover Fiction
Ann Patchett
Charting Oct 14, 2007 → Sep 20, 2026 · 106 weeks with chart power
- Peak Power
- 8.75%
- week of Sep 13, 2026
- Career Power
- 699
- share-weeks
- Weeks at #1
- 3
- weeks as the top author
- Peak Year
- 170
- March 2023 – March 2024
- Peak Five Years
- 332
- October 2021 – September 2026
- Top-five weeks
- 37
- weeks ranked 1–5
- Longevity
- 106
- weeks with chart power
- Dominance
- 14.83%
- week of Jun 21, 2026
- Comebacks
- 5
- June 2011, October 2016, October 2019, August 2023, June 2026
| Kind | Trough began | Returned | Trough weeks | Longest absence | Prior peak | Return share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| After absence | Feb 3, 2008 | Jun 26, 2011 | 177 | 177 | 1.92% | 1.20% |
| After absence | Dec 11, 2011 | Oct 9, 2016 | 250 | 249 | 4.89% | 2.79% |
| After absence | Apr 16, 2017 | Oct 27, 2019 | 132 | 130 | 5.18% | 2.25% |
| After absence | Jul 19, 2020 | Aug 27, 2023 | 162 | 161 | 5.62% | 2.61% |
| After absence | Apr 7, 2024 | Jun 28, 2026 | 116 | 115 | 6.88% | 2.85% |
Ranked by weekly Power Share, part of the ChartReign Power model — not the list's own positions (config version 4, Sep 22, 2026). How it works →
Exponentially smoothed share of the week's total power (the primary metric).
Titles on the NYT Hardcover Fiction
6 books · 699 share-weeks of Career Power
Power contributed is what each book earned this author: their weekly Power Share, split across their books (a featured credit takes its reduced share). Book Power is the book's own figure, the same for every author on it. Bar length compares books within this list.
| Title | Peak | Weeks | On chart | Power contributedPower | Book Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Lake | #1 | 24 | 169.6 | ||
| Whistler | #1 | 14 | 162.8 | ||
| The Dutch House | #4 | 30 | 155.6 | ||
| Commonwealth | #1 | 18 | 99.1 | ||
| State of Wonder | #3 | 15 | 89.0 | ||
| Run | #7 | 5 | 23.1 |